SUSTAINABLY FARMED ATLANTIC SALMON

RAISED IN MAINE

GROWING MAINE'S ECONOMY

Midcoast Maine has tremendous potential to attract cutting edge, high tech industries like RAS. With a strong local workforce and proximity to major infrastructure and University hubs, the community is an ideal home for forward looking businesses.

Whole Oceans plans to significantly invest in Maine over the next five years to build and operate our world class facilities.

HEALTHY, HIGH QUALITY FISH

Salmon is rich in nutrients, minerals, marine omega-3 fatty acids, high-quality protein and vitamins, and represents an important part of a varied and healthy diet.

FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS IN BUCKSPORT MAINE

Check out this drone video of the former Verso paper mill site where the Whole Oceans facility will be located in Bucksport, Maine. We will be documenting the construction of this state-of-the-art RAS facility through video and still images so that everyone can follow our progress. Come back soon and track the progress of this exciting development!

WHOLE OCEANS

Whole Oceans is a Maine company, on track to become America’s premier, land-based producer of sustainable farm-raised Atlantic salmon.

Beginning in 2019, we are building a state-of-the-art Atlantic salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Bucksport, Maine.

This project will be one of the largest land-based aquaculture projects in the world.

2,000,000+

METRIC TONS
PRODUCED GLOBALLY (2017)

$10,000,000,000+

ATLANTIC SALMON SALES
(GLOBAL, 2017)

4%

U.S. DEMAND
PRODUCED DOMESTICALLY (2017)

UNIQUE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Midcoast Maine has tremendous potential to attract cutting edge, high tech industries like RAS. There are also many complementary industries that could benefit from relationships with land-based aquaculture, both in supplying goods and services to production facilities and in processing waste streams into value-added products.

Workforce development is an important issue for the aquaculture industry in Maine. Whole Oceans is forming partnerships with universities and other institutions to support training programs and curriculum focused on land-based aquaculture. We hope to source much of our workforce locally and provide positions in this exciting industry for employees with all levels of education.

STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY

LAND-BASED RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM (RAS)

RAS is a technique for raising fish in a closed, indoor, land-based system. Water is continuously recirculated through a purification system, which conserves water and eliminates the need for antibiotics.

While we are pursuing external partners for the utilization of our waste streams, Whole Oceans will not be using Aquaponics at the site during the first phase of this project.

FRESH & LOCALLY SOURCED

A HIGHER QUALITY SALMON

By utilizing the latest technology, we are able to grow our salmon in a clean, controlled reduced stress environment with a focus on healthy diets. This level of care is directly reflected the higher quality of our fish.

Salmon is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. It’s rich in minerals, marine omega-3 fatty acids, very high-quality protein and several vitamins, and represents an important part of a varied and healthy diet.

Of course, a business is only as good as its people. To reach our long term production goals, Whole Oceans will create hundreds of jobs and will join with Maine educational partners to create our workforce of tomorrow.